All Risk Management News - October 2006

Symantec unveils Security 2.0 initiative

As part of Security 2.0, Symantec unveiled new products and partnerships with VeriSign and Accenture to help customers secure their databases, manage risk and fight ID theft.

Microsoft struggles to release security patches

Microsoft has released 10 security patches that address 26 vulnerabilities in its software, but it has struggled to distribute them automatically to users, and failed to release an eleventh “critical” patch because of “quality issues”.

Microsoft bug could be worse than thought

A “moderate” level security bug in Microsoft’s Windows that was patched last month could point to more serious problems with the Internet Explorer browser, security experts have warned.

Time for a spam sandwich as security eats itself

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  • Date: 10 October 2006
The wacky world of IT

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News in brief

Short takes on this week's news

Banks voice unease on new police data powers

Threat to confidentiality will dent UK's reputation, say banks

Experts strike new NHS warning note

The government has failed in its attempt to quieten the fears of leading computing academics that the NHS's IT programme may be heading for trouble

Anti-virus technique adds muscle to PC lock-down

Sophos has developed an innovative anti-virus-based approach to locking down PCs.

Rolls-Royce fires up RFID trial

Rolls-Royce's defence aerospace business is beginning a radio frequency identification (RFID) trial to help it comply with the decision by the US Department of Defense to use the radio tagging technology throughout its supply chain.
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